[TechAssist] Re: FREE Drive Cloning Software (Re: Computer Question:)

  • From: "DICKSTV" <dicksradiotv@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 11:10:33 -0500

Yeh What?
Which question are you answering ?

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Barry Thompson" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 8:00 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: FREE Drive Cloning Software (Re: Computer
Question:)


> yeh
>
>
>          Bil Green
>           PC 1000
>   Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
>         760-924-1000
>
> Sunday, August 15, 2004, 5:48:32 AM, you wrote:
>
> BT> Does this program work on all drives or only seagate?
> BT> Barrys TV
> BT> barrystv@xxxxxxx
> BT> Ottawa
> BT> Canada
> BT> ----- Original Message -----
> BT> From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> BT> To: "armando guerra" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> BT> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 1:40 AM
> BT> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: FREE Drive Cloning Software (Re: Computer
> BT> Question:)
>
>
> >> Hi Armando,
> >>
> >> You can get DiscWizard for free. It will copy both FAT and NTFS
> >> partitions (or the whole drive). I have a copy and haven't bothered
> >> to use it since Norton Ghost and DriveClone are my favorites and I
> >> already have them. DiscWizard looks very easy to use and is written
> >> by a company which makes some of the best hard drives. Get it here:
> >> http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/drivers/discwiz.html
> >>
> >> Don't forget to set your C: drive as active (I use Partition Magic
> >> for this) on the second drive if it won't boot after copying (that
> >> is, if you need to boot it later).
> >>
> >>
> >>         Bil Green
> >>          PC 1000
> >>  Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
> >>        760-924-1000
> >>
> >> Saturday, August 14, 2004, 10:39:01 AM, you wrote:
> >>
> >> ag> Thanks larry.
> >> ag> I am going to check on the price of drive copy and maybe I'll go
ahead
> >> and do it
> >> ag> that way.
> >> ag> Mando
> >> ag> Birdie's TV & Electronics
> >> ag> Casa  Grande, AZ
> >>
> >> ag> Larry Poffen wrote:
> >>
> >>>> I suspect you computer will take up to a 137 gig H/D.  One way to
copy
> >>>> the
> >>>> entire hard drive is to install the second (new) drive as a secondary
&
> >>>> when
> >>>> the computer boots up &recognizes it  do an xcopy32 from the old to
the
> >>>> new.
> >>>> the command is     xcopy32 /c/h/e/r/k/s/y c: d:  assuming your new
drive
> >>>> is
> >>>> "d"    another way is to use "drive copy" which is a program you will
> >>>> have
> >>>> to buy.  If you do the xcopy32 method you will have to prepare you
new
> >>>> H/D
> >>>> with the fdisk command first & then format it.    Drive copy doesn`t
> >>>> require
> >>>> this.   hope this helps.   Larry
> >>>>
> >>>> Larrys TV Service
> >>>> Broken Arrow OK 74011
> >>>> phone 918-455-1041
> >>>> Fax 918-451-4485
> >>>> e-mail lpoffen@xxxxxxx
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: "armando guerra" <birdie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 10:48 AM
> >>>> Subject: [TechAssist] Computer Question:
> >>>>
> >>>> > The hard drive on the computer that I use to keep all of my
technical
> >>>> > notes and emails is just about full.Its already about 6yrs old but
I
> >>>> > would like to keep using it.It has win.98.
> >>>> > I am going to try to replace the hd myself but would like some
advice
> >>>> > in
> >>>> > keeping my old files from my old drive.How do I go about
transferring
> >>>> > the old files to the new hard drive or can I keep the old drive and
> >>>> > still install the new one. If this is done (2 drives),how do I go
> >>>> > about
> >>>> > retreiving files from the old drive since the new one will be the
> >>>> > master.
> >>>> > Not all that familiar with computers but would be a learning
> >>>> > experience
> >>>> > since its on my own computer.Thank you very much for your advice.
> >>>> > Mando
> >>>> > Birdie's TV & Electronics
> >>>> > Casa  Grande, AZ
> >>>> > PS-  Is there a way that I can tell how large of a hard drive I can
> >>>> > use
> >>>> > on this computer?
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
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